An overview of the advantages and dangers of data driven instruction

1. Data-Driven Instruction by Patrick O’Neill, Tim Mangiaracina, Uzma Bashir, Wadner Gedeon

6. No Child Left Behind are held responsible for student achievement Schools, Districts and States: implement new and better systems for collecting, storing, and manipulating data to modify instructions History of… The Origins

9. Disadvantages or Dangers of Data-Driven Instruction It used to be that schools talked first about children. Now they talk about test scores and data. “Data-Driven” is the latest buzzword sweeping the education industry. Dangers of…

11. Disadvantages or Dangers of Data-Driven Instruction “ One Strategy Fits All” Does not work in Data-Driven Environments The teacher must be able to multitask within the classroom environment and still keep discipline. Dangers of…

12. Disadvantages or Dangers of Data-Driven Instruction What will happen if the Data takes control of the teacher? Teaching to the Test Dangers of…

13. Disadvantages or Dangers of Data-Driven Instruction Teaching to the Test It doesn’t need to happen but we need to be very careful Dangers of…

17. NCLB- IN ACTION Advantages of… “ We can not assume that our schools will naturally drift toward using technology effectively. We must commit ourselves to staying the course and making the changes necessary to reach our goals of educating every child. These are ambitious goals, but they are goals worthy of great nation such as ours. Together, we can use technology to ensure that no child left behind.”

19. Advantages of Data-Driven Instruction Advantages of… Student Learning What Students know and are able to as a result of their schooling Examples including standardized, norm-referenced, and criterion referenced tests; performance and standards-based assessments; teacher-made tests; grades and grade point averages.

20. Advantages of Data-Driven Instruction Advantages of… Demographics Statistical characteristics of human populations and descriptive information about the school community. Examples including attendance, enrollment, and grade level ethnicity, gender, native language crime rate, socio economic status. About Students Class sizes Absences Drop out rate Home background About Staff Number of teacher and administrators Absences Types of certification Involvement committee Examples of demographic data:

21. Advantages of Data-Driven Instruction Advantages of… With Data Driven decisions we are able to accurately point out problems, identify students needing Intervention and find solutions. We are also able to make decision in mid-course to continually improve the academic success of our students. This is why Data Driven Schools are our future of education

22. What is the Future of Data-Driven Instruction? “ It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable” -Moliere Future of…

29. The Future IS NOW! “ How do you explain not trying this tool if your children are not meeting standards?” -O’Neill Future of…

30. I’m George Bush and I approve of this Presentation . So do I

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